Short Courses @ West Dean College
Stephen is teaching some upcoming short courses later in the summer/autumn at West Dean College of Art & Conservation in West Sussex. For more information and bookings please go to https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses/courses?category=Metalworking&subcategory=&tutors=Stephen+Coles&level=&month=&duration=&full=no&full=yes&online=no&online=yes
Upcoming Workshops
We are pleased to offer 2 bronze casting workshops this spring/summer at our studio in North Dorset. Please see below for further details. If you would like to book one of these courses, please email: colescastings@gmail.com. Places are limited to 4 participants per course to ensure lots of personalised learning time so please book soon […]
Workshops at Coles Castings
We have taught a variety of one-off workshops at several institutions including the Barbican, Institute of Making at UCL and Hauser and Wirth Somerset. These included ferrous and non-ferrous metal casting, traditional sand moulding techniques and even constructing miniature cupola furnaces to demonstrate the iron founding process. We also run a number of workshops […]
The Dorset Iron Pour
The Dorset Iron Pour is a yearly event organised by Coles Castings foundry bringing together artists, makers and those interested in metal casting to run our cupola furnace. The Dorset Iron Pour provides a rare, hands-on opportunity to experience this exciting craft in the beautiful setting of an organic farm on the edge of the […]
The Dorset Fingerpost Project
Coles Castings is pleased to say that we have been involved with the Dorset Fingerpost Project for several years now. The Fingerpost Project was one of our first major heritage restoration projects, the project has involved the refurbishment and replacement of several traditional signs around the County of Dorset. Here at the foundry, we […]
